EP0709984A3 - High performance path allocation system and method for a fiber optic switch - Google Patents
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- EP0709984A3 EP0709984A3 EP95112165A EP95112165A EP0709984A3 EP 0709984 A3 EP0709984 A3 EP 0709984A3 EP 95112165 A EP95112165 A EP 95112165A EP 95112165 A EP95112165 A EP 95112165A EP 0709984 A3 EP0709984 A3 EP 0709984A3
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- fiber optic
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- channel
- allocation system
- path allocation
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L49/00—Packet switching elements
- H04L49/35—Switches specially adapted for specific applications
- H04L49/356—Switches specially adapted for specific applications for storage area networks
- H04L49/357—Fibre channel switches
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L49/00—Packet switching elements
- H04L49/25—Routing or path finding in a switch fabric
- H04L49/253—Routing or path finding in a switch fabric using establishment or release of connections between ports
- H04L49/254—Centralised controller, i.e. arbitration or scheduling
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L49/00—Packet switching elements
- H04L49/30—Peripheral units, e.g. input or output ports
- H04L49/3009—Header conversion, routing tables or routing tags
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L49/00—Packet switching elements
- H04L49/35—Switches specially adapted for specific applications
- H04L49/351—Switches specially adapted for specific applications for local area network [LAN], e.g. Ethernet switches
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Data Exchanges In Wide-Area Networks (AREA)
- Small-Scale Networks (AREA)
- Time-Division Multiplex Systems (AREA)
- Communication Control (AREA)
- Optical Communication System (AREA)
Abstract
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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US330169 | 1994-10-27 | ||
US08/330,169 US5592472A (en) | 1994-10-27 | 1994-10-27 | High performance path allocation system and method for a fiber optic switch for a fiber optic network |
Publications (2)
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EP0709984A2 EP0709984A2 (en) | 1996-05-01 |
EP0709984A3 true EP0709984A3 (en) | 1998-09-09 |
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EP95112165A Withdrawn EP0709984A3 (en) | 1994-10-27 | 1995-08-02 | High performance path allocation system and method for a fiber optic switch |
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US (1) | US5592472A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0709984A3 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH08256168A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2155040A1 (en) |
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- 1994-10-27 US US08/330,169 patent/US5592472A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1995
- 1995-07-31 CA CA002155040A patent/CA2155040A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1995-08-02 EP EP95112165A patent/EP0709984A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1995-10-26 JP JP7279364A patent/JPH08256168A/en active Pending
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CA2155040A1 (en) | 1996-04-28 |
JPH08256168A (en) | 1996-10-01 |
EP0709984A2 (en) | 1996-05-01 |
US5592472A (en) | 1997-01-07 |
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